The walker and the city

The acclaimed story of a soul awakening to the ecstasy of the senses, the power of language, and the meaning of existence. Kazin's memorable description of his life as a young man as he makes the journey from Brooklyn to "Americanca"--The larger world that begins at the other end of the subway in Manhattan. A classic portrayal of the Jewish immigrant culture of the 1930s.

First sentence: EVERY TIME I go back to Brownsville it is as if I had never been away.

Year

1951

Language

English

Publisher

Harvest Books

Editions

2

Pages

192

ISBN

9780156941761

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